Labor Day by Heidy Isidro

Labor Day

The first Labor Day was celebrated on Tuesday, September 5, 1882, and was started by the Central Labor Union in New York City in accordance with the plans of the Central Labor Union.

In 1884 the first Monday in September was selected as the holiday as originally proposed and the Central Labor.

Now the Labor Day is celebrated in the first Monday in September, in creation on the labor movement.

Traditionally, Labor Day is celebrated by mostAmericans as the symbolic end of the summer, and is dedicated to the social and economic achievement of American workers. It is celebrated in many industrial center in the country, with big parade to exhibit to he public. By 1894, 23 other states had adopted the holiday in honor of workers.

Labor Day by Le Chi Pham

Labor Day is a United States federal holiday observed on the first Monday in September (September 7 in 2009). It's a worker's organization, established this holiday.

The first Labor Day in the United States was celebrated on September 5, 1882 in New York City. In the aftermath of the deaths of a number of workers at the hands of the US military and US Marshals during the 1894 Pullman strike, President Grover Cleveland put reconciliation with Labor as a top policy.

Canada also celebrates Labor Day in September. In fact, the United States history of Labor Day can be linked to the Canadian celebration. Canadian Labor Day began with the printers’ revolt in Toronto in 1872. Canada was the same day holiday.

Labor Day is celebrated by most Americans as the symbolic end of the summer. The holiday is often regarded as a day of rest and parades. Forms of celebration include picnics, barbecues, fireworks displays, water sports, and public art events. Families with school-age children take it as the last chance to travel before the end of summer recess. Similarly, some teenagers and young adults view it as the last weekend for parties before returning to school .

The Labor Day

Labor Day: How it Came About; What it Means
Labor Day, the first Monday in September, is a creation of the labor movement and is dedicated to the social and economic achievements of American workers. It constitutes a yearly national tribute to the contributions workers have made to the strength, prosperity, and well-being of our country. The First Labor Day
The first Labor Day holiday was celebrated on Tuesday, September 5, 1882, in New York City, in accordance with the plans of the Central Labor Union. The Central Labor Union held its second Labor Day holiday just a year later, on September 5, 1883.
In 1884 the first Monday in September was selected as the holiday, as originally proposed, and the Central Labor Union urged similar organizations in other cities to follow the example of New York and celebrate a "workingmen's holiday" on that date. The idea spread with the growth of labor organizations, and in 1885 Labor Day was celebrated in many industrial centers of the country.

Memorial DAY by Jorge teofilo-Lorenzo

Memorial Day by Hoang Yen Pham

Memorial Day is a United States federal holiday observed on the last Monday of May (May 25 in 2009). Some Americans view Memorial Day as the unofficial beginning of summer and Labor Day as the unofficial end of the season. Formerly known as Decoration Day, it commemorates U.S. men and women who died while in the military service. First enacted to honor Union soldiers of the American Civil War, it was expanded after World War I to include American casualties of any war or military action.

Following the end of the Civil War, many communities set aside a day to mark the end of the war or as a memorial to those who had died. Now, people celebrate by decorating graves of soldiers with flowers and little American flags. Schools, bands, and post offices are closed. There are military parades and memorial programs.

And have many people make poems or songs to celebrate the Memorial day. In 1915, inspired by the poem "In Flanders Fields," Moina Michael replied with her own poem:

We cherish too, the Poppy red

That grows on fields where valor led,

It seems to signal to the skies

That blood of heroes never dies.